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Animals of Brasília Distrito Federal
5 species
The Federal District is one of 27 federative units of Brazil.
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The Federal District is one of 27 federative units of Brazil.
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The hoary fox or hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus ), also known as raposinha-do-campo in Brazil (Portuguese for "meadow little fox"), is a species of zorro or "false" fox endemic to Brazil. Unlike many other foxes, it feeds primarily on small...
The black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata ), also known as Mico-estrela in Portuguese, is a species of New World monkey that lives primarily in the Neo-tropical gallery forests of the Brazilian Central Plateau. It ranges from Bahia to...
The black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) is a tropical fish belonging to the ghost knifefish family (Apteronotidae). They originate in freshwater habitats in South America where they range from Venezuela to the Paraguay–Paraná River,...
Megaleporinus obtusidens is a South American species of headstander that inhabits the basins of the Paraná River and the Río de la Plata, the Uruguay River, and the São Francisco River (including minor rivers and tributaries like the Bermejo,...
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus or Brown-point Shield Skin Longirostris is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Paraná...